# 288 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City

29 reports on record since August 2022 · 26 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/288-barbadoes-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8971261), 23 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8899686), 10 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8899669), 10 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818700), 27 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818699), 27 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818693), 27 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8409258), 13 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8337819), 31 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8144198), 24 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7497556), 6 Jan 2026

## Photographed here (26 on record)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8971261), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08971261/public/1_82m8p1k8fxr8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8899686), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08899686/public/1_vine6zbwehii.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8899669), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08899669/public/1_qh17oxpn0yfa.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818700), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08818700/public/1_ve3xylv0tqg.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818699), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08818699/public/1_oecsux11cs.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818693), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08818693/public/1_vc2f489ze6s.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8409258), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08409258/public/1_nwrdfu5k5nj1.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8337819), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08337819/public/1_4gwos82yvnkp.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8144198), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08144198/public/1_ombx0jbhmkd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7497556), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07497556/public/1_3g9qezlchqmn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7165134), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07165134/public/1_ze2qh9hif5c.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7015302), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07015302/public/1_6y74jyfuouis.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Barbadoes Street
- [390 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/390-barbadoes-street), 65 reports
- [259 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/259-barbadoes-street), 51 reports
- [384 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/384-barbadoes-street), 47 reports
- [321 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/321-barbadoes-street), 37 reports
- [377 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/377-barbadoes-street), 36 reports
- [407 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/407-barbadoes-street), 28 reports
- [324 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/324-barbadoes-street), 28 reports
- [224 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/224-barbadoes-street), 28 reports
- [Barbadoes Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/barbadoes-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6459&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6459&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6459&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6459&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## On the doorstep
- [298 Youth Health Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/298-youth-health-centre-christchurch-central-city), 51 m away · Doctors & clinics
- [Luxury Without Limits in CBD](https://www.chch.live/business/luxury-without-limits-in-cbd-christchurch-central-city), 62 m away · Hostels
- [Urban Rooms](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-rooms-christchurch-central-city), 67 m away · Apartments
- [Christchurch Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-bowling-club-christchurch-central-city), 70 m away · Sports centres

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- [Gloucester St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=46339), 134 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- [Gloucester St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=46133), 143 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The remembered names nearby
- [Thanks to / Käinga ORA](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310903-te-ara-a-rongo-gloucester-worc), 209 m away, “Thanks to / Kāinga Ora / for their contribution to this seat / and the local community”
- [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square), 243 m away, “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Barbadoes Street in 215 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 31 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=barbadoes-street&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Christchurch Central City ran about **$508 a week**, $42 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting
*28 m away · 229 Worcester Street · located to ±10 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/281)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, St Luke's Chapel and Setting
*173 m away · 272 Hereford Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/106)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/5328

## The green nearby
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 223 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve), 292 m to the edge
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 435 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 478 m to the edge

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 210 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 316 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 336 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-570-christchurch-central-city), 374 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-571-christchurch-central-city), 374 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 288 Barbadoes Street?**

29 council reports on record since August 2022, most often graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (8), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (7), graffiti (6).

**Which suburb is 288 Barbadoes Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/barbadoes-street).

**What stood at 288 Barbadoes Street before?**

The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it, [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/281), [St Luke's Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/106).

**What is the nearest park to 288 Barbadoes Street?**

[Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 223 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=288-barbadoes-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=barbadoes-street